How To Survive A Totally Boring Summer
By Alice
Delacroix / illustrated by Cynthia Fisher
One of our
after-school library youngsters saw How To Survive a Totally Boring
Summer by Alice Delacroix on my desk, and said, “WOW! Are you reading
that? It sure gave me some good ideas.” That’s when it struck me: until
recently, Glendale’s elementary schools were on the “year round” system, and
there were no long summer breaks. This charming “must read” for middle-grade
students and their parents as they attempt to cope with summer breaks concerns
Randall and Max and their friends during the long summer vacation between third
and fourth grades. They form a chess club in the park; deal with a misunderstood
school bully; pursue a lost pet; and come to terms with grumpy Senior Citizens
and the library’s Summer Reading Club. Their adventurous summer is a fun read
and as a bonus, author Delacroix includes several pages on how to play chess at
the end of the story.
For readers ages 8-10, grades 3-4
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